By Stephen J. Fortunato Jr., In These Times The Roberts Court unravels a generation of progress. While in law school in Washington, D.C., in the late ’60s, I heard Justice William O. Douglas explain at a public forum that his support for the Warren Court’s “criminal law revolution” was undergirded by his fear that the…
By Mark Weisenmiller, Inter Press Service Public school districts in two Florida counties are refusing to allow members of a peace organisation to counter the presence of military recruiters by talking with high school students about options other than joining the service, according to a spokesperson for the group. “They (the Manatee and Sarasota County…
By Robert Weitzel, t r u t h o u t “Political language has to consist largely of euphemisms … and sheer cloudy vagueness.” – George Orwell H.R 1955: the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 recently passed by the House – a companion bill is in the Senate – is barely…
By time Bush leaves office, debt will no longer fit on Times Square sign. TOM RAUM, AP News Like a ticking time bomb, the national debt is an explosion waiting to happen. It’s expanding by about $1.4 billion a day — or nearly $1 million a minute. What’s that mean to you? It means almost…
